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A History of the County of Sussex
… the same time. 40 Meanwhile the number of lodging-houses rose from 54 in 1867 to 200 in 1891. 41 During the late 19th … at 4,019. 21 In the mid 19th century Worthing's population rose from 4,702 in 1841, when it may have included some …
A History of the County of Sussex
… was given to the town in 1825 by Sir Timothy Shelley of Castle Goring, a commissioner and the father of the poet. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… St. John the Baptist, upon a lofty hill called Lambert's Castle. The summit of this hill, in the form of the letter D, … net income, 107; patron and incumbent, the Rev. Francis Rose, who is lord of the manor. The church is in the later … dam, supposed to have stood for nearly 1000 years. Star Castle, an old manor in the parish, is tithe-free, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… situated, near the Hull and Selby railway. Wressel Castle was built by Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester, who was … divine service was performed in a private chapel at the castle, but the castle was burned down in 1797, when the present church was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… wood against the N. wall carved with a heart, a shield and rose with date 1640, etc. The roof of the N. nave chapel has … (4) said to be of William Pinchon, 1592, and his wife, Rose (Redding), inscription-plate and figures of man and six …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… possible prehistoric enclosure lies east of Charlton castle, 4 while other possible sites and scattered finds …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… are some remains of a British encampment called Barbary Castle. Wroxeter (St. Andrew) WROXETER ( St. Andrew), a … remains of a strong double intrenchmeut called Desborough Castle, which was probably thrown up by that people to check … is an ancient camp, doubly intrenched, called Desborough Castle, which gives name to the hundred; vestiges of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… and engineers from 84 to 486. The number of pit bank girls rose too, from 63 to 128. Many of the new workers were … Canal. An inclined plane on the Shropshire Canal rose 122 ft. in 320 yd. from the junction to a summit level …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… blown in in 1785. 93 During the 1780s ironstone production rose to over 400 dozens a month, and in 1782 a pumping engine …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 320 places, was erected in Church Road, Trench. 25 Numbers rose and the school was extended in the 1970s. In 1981 it had …